Bedstead corner-fastener.



W. G. MURRAY. BEDSTBAD CORNER PASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1914,

1,1 16,906. Patented Nov. 10,- 1914.

William CZA furra A TTOR/VEYS WITNESSES TH: N' RRIS PETERS c0. PHOTD-LITh WASHINGTON. D. C.

g'mvirnn WILLIAM oamnnoivivrunnnmuon 'CORRY, PEKNSYLVANIA.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, lVILLn M C. MURRAY,

a citizen of the United States, and a resiexact description.

claims appended hereto.

dent of Corry,in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Bedstead Corner-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and

This invention relates more particularly to corner fasteners con necting the side rails to the posts of the head and foot piece. i 1

The general objects of the invention are to improve and simplify the construction and operation of bedstead joints of the character referred to so as to be reliable and efficient in use, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and so designedas to provide a strong and substantial connectionbetween the side bars and corner posts.

I A further object of the invention'is the provision of an improved bracket. having simple and effective means for detachably and reversibly connectingthe side bar to the bracket. 1

WVith such objects in view, and others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features ofconstruction' and arrangement of parts which will be set forthwith particularity in the following description and In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention,

and wherein similar characters of reference" indicate corresponding parts in all the views, Figure 1 is a sectional view taken through the corner fastener; Fig. 2 is aside view of the joint with portions in section; Fig.3 isa vertical section on the l ne 33 Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is aside view of'the oint showing the side railreversed; Fig.1"5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the outer,

extremity of the bracket Fig. 65 is a fragmentary view ofaportion of acorner post; Fig. 7 is perspective view of the stud-carrying element; and Fig. 8 is a baek'view of the base of the bracket.

Referringto the drawing, A. designates a tubular corner post of round or anyother crosssection, B isa bedstead side bar, C is the bracket to whichflthe side bar isdetachably and reversibly connected, and D the stud-carrying element for connecting the bracket detachably to the post. 7 y

As shown in Fig. 6, the post A18 proto bedsteads, and

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ceiving the heads 2 and shanks 3 offthe studs 0? rigidly secured tothe plate or base 4 of the stud-carrying element 1), which element is inserted in the post with the headed studs'd extending out of theopenings 11 of thepost. i

The bracket C comprises a vertical plate '5 which extendsfromthe center of a base .6 which is approximately semi-circular to fit spicmmn Pate T 1 Pa ented Nov. 10, 1914.

Application filed May 16,1914. Serial No; 839,065. I

videdj with a plurality of openings 1 for-resnugly against the exterior of the post 1.

This base has openings 7 1 large enough to receive theheads 2 of the studs d, and each opening is contracted at its top into arecess or-slot 8 to receive the shanks 3 of the, studs d. "As shown in'Fig. 2, the base hassloping surfaces 9 adj acent the sides of the recesses 8, so that a wedging action is produced b'etween the heads of'the studs d and post 1 by theb'racket when it .is assembled as in F igs. 2 and 4, and a downwardbpressure ex- 1 erted on such bracket, the tighter; the pressure the tighter being the wedging grip. To accommodate the heads on the studs the vertical plate 5Pof the brackethas openings 10. The plate 5 of the bracketTiQJis adapted I I to be connected with the Side ars, which i inthe present instance is shown as of angleiron, and 7 the-vertical web '11, thereof has ing" a rectanguIarluglB' on the plate 5 "of the bracket 0, and adj acent the, outer end of the lug 13 is-an opening 14; throughwhich extends clamping bolt 15' that passes through one end of the opening12 that re- I ceives the'lug 113, such-bolthaving a wing oriother nut 16 for clamping the parts together. 'Theopening 141$ non-circular,-as

is the shank 15 of the bolt, so that the latter cannot turn as the nut is turned. The I top flange ll fof the side bar is adapted to interlock in a recess 17 provided in the up, l

lo o sidebar can bereversed, as shown in Fig. 4,

compared with the position shown in Fig. 2'.

The lug-bearing portion or extremity 5 of the plate 5 is. in the form of a rectangular tongue whereby its upper or lower edge will snugly fit. the horizontal flange 11 of the;

side bar B, as clearly "shown in Figs.-2 and I i 4:. On the bracket is an angle piece 18130 which a cross bar extending from one corner post to the other may be fastened. Fronr the construction shown it will be observed 85 v I rectangularslots 112 atgeach end for receiv a f openings 7. Thus there are two Wedging' ,actions exerted on the bracket C, by the? I that none of the parts are riveted together,

but that all are detachable, and nevertheless,

the parts can be easily and quickly connected together and a strong and substantial' corner fastener is provided.

By reference to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the shanks 8 of the studs d taper upwardly so that they. wedge in the slots8 of the weight sustained thereby, so that the longer the bed is in use, the: tighter and more rigid becomes the corner fastener. One wedging action takes place between theheads 2 of the studs d and the corner postsA due to the slant of the surfaces 9, and the second wedging action takes place between the tapering shanks 3 .and the slots 8 in the bracket C.

1 From the foregoing descrlptlon taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have describedthe device which Inow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire tohave it understood that the device shown a base provided with an openingto receive thehead-ofthe stud,ga key stud extending from the bracket, a side bar having a'slot to receive the; key stud,,and means for fas-- tening the side bar, and, bracket together.

2. In a corner fastener, the combination of; a post, headed studs extending out of the posts from the interior thereof, a bracket comprising a plate and a base,- said base having means for engaging the said headed studs, a lug extending from the side of the plate, a side bar having an opening .to receive the lug, and a bolt' passing through the plate and side bar for securing the same I together.

In a corner fastener, the combination ofa post of circular cross-section,headed studs extending out of the post, a bracket having a base portion of circular cross-sectionto the post and provided with a centrally disposed vertical plate, said base having centrally disposed stud-receiving openingscontractedupwardly, said plate having openings contiguous with the openings of the base to accommodate the heads of the stud whereby the base will be wedged between the heads of the stud and the post, and means for securing aside bar to the bracket.

4. In a corner fastener, the combination of a post, a bracket fastened thereto and having a laterally extending lug and provided with an opening at one end of" the lug, a side bar having an opening to register with the opening in the bracket and to receive the said lug, and a bolt passing through the openings of the bracket and side bar for securing the latter to the bracket.

5. In a corner fastener, the combination of a post, a bracket fastened thereto and having a laterally extending lug and provided with an opening .at one end of the lug, a side bar having an opening to register with-the opening in the bracket and to receive, thesaid lug, and a bolt passing through 'the ope'nings of the bracket and side bar for securing the latter to the bracket, saidbracket having a recess into Which'a portion of the side bar interlocks. 6. In acorner fastener, the combination of a corner post, a bracket fastened thereto and embodying a vertical plate, a sidebar of angular cross-section, and means for fastening the vertical flange of the side bar to the plate of the bracket, said plate of the bracket having recesses in its upper and lower edges, whereby the side bar can be reversibly connected with the bracket and have its horizontal flange engaged in either recess. 5 v 7. In a corner fastener, the combination of a bracket having a rectangular lug projecting from'one sideand also having an openingadjacent to one end of the lug, a

.side bar having an opening large enough to receive the said lugand to register wlth the opening of the bracket, said lug having its outer face flush with one side of the side bar, and a bolt passing through the opening of the bracket and side bar for clamping the parts together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisispecification in the of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM CAMERON MURRAY.

I Vitnesses: f

IN. B. PORTER, ARTHUR D. CoLnsnovn, Jr.

five cents each, byaildressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7 Washington, D. G.

presence 

